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Attached Files:  Chapter 2 Lesson Preparation.pdf Chapter 2 Lesson Preparation.pdf – Alternative Formats (1.027 MB)   Chapter 3 Building Background.pdf Chapter 3 Building Background.pdf – Alternative Formats (987.925 KB) Module 6: Sheltered Instruction As the number of English learners increases in schools across the United States, educators are seeking effective ways to help them succeed in K-12 ESL, content area, and bilingual classrooms. Sheltering instruction is an essential component of any program supporting English learners. Read the https://www.cal.org/siop/pdfs/briefs/using-sheltered-instruction-to-supportenglish-learners.pdf , which provides an overview of the major components of sheltered instruction, with some specific subject area examples.  Next we will narrow our focus to one specific model,The Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP)  Watch the 3 minute introduction, What is the SIOP model? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEj6M4_iHoM The Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) Model is a research-based and validated instructional model that has proven effective in addressing the academic needs of English learners throughout the United States. The SIOP Model consists of eight interrelated components:  Lesson Preparation Building Background Comprehensible Input Strategies Interaction Practice/Application Lesson Delivery Review & Assessment  Research shows that when teachers fully implement the SIOP Model, English learners’ academic performance improves.In addition, teachers report that SIOP-based teaching benefits ALL students, not just those who are learning English as an additional language. Using instructional strategies connected to each of the 8 components, teachers are able to design and deliver lessons that address the academic and linguistic needs of English learners. There are a total of 30 features embedded in these 8 components, so learning how to use the SIOP Model takes lots of time and consistent effort.  We will just be doing a brief overview of Sheltered Instruction and considering 2 components; lesson preparation and building background. These 2 components cover 9 features and will help you prepare for your final assignment, in which you will begin to design a sheltered instruction lesson plan. Read chapter 2 (attached below) “Lesson Preparation” After reading chapter 2 you should watch Writing effective objectives (8 minutes) Now consider the following (these are in your required journal assignment for the module) 1. What is the difference between content and language objectives, why is important to plan both and make them explicit to students? 2. Begin thinking of a topic for your final assignment; What will the topic be and what grade will you plan for? (you can look at the standards to choose an appropriate topic and grade or pick one from the list provided the final assignment folder.) What might the content objectives be? (you should plan just one or two) Then you should read chapter 3 Building Background, attached below  After reading take note of 3 big takeaways and begin thinking about how you might activate student prior knowledge and build background for the topic you chose.  You may want to visit this website to support you with ideas or resources for connecting background knowledge. JOURNAL 1. What are some common features among all sheltered instruction approaches?  2. What is the difference between content and language objectives, why is important to plan both and make them explicit to students? 3. Begin thinking of a topic for your final assignment; let me know  What the topic will be and what grade will you plan for? (you can look at the standards to choose an appropriate topic and grade or pick one from the list provided the final assignment folder.)  What might the content objectives be? (you should plan just one or two) 4.  What are your 3 big takeaways from chapter 3? 5. Considering the topic of your lesson, that you shared with me in question #2, how  might you activate student prior knowledge and build background for the topic you chose? You may want to visit this website to support you with ideas or resources for connecting background knowledge.  (this is optional)

Discuss the relevance and integration of the two scriptural passages from Unit 4 and Unit 5 (Mark 1:40-45 and Matthew 8:5-13) into the benefits of collaborating with others and providing behavioral supports to students. You are looking at this from the position of assisting students with identified needs in the areas of academics, discipline, cognitive abilities, and executive functioning strengths and deficits.  Post a thorough discussion, and comment freely and deeply on the comments from your classmates.

Use the research you have gathered to write an eight paragraph essay about your chosen career.  Begin with an introductory paragraph stating who you are and your career plans.  Explain why you are interested in your career. When did you become interested in this career? What events in your life have led you to have this career goal? What major will help you reach your career goal? Explain your choice of career and what qualifications you feel you have for your chosen career? What is unique about your background?  Using the information you received from the Clifton Top 5 Strengths assessment  (Links to an external site.) , explain how your 5 strengths  (Links to an external site.)  will help you as you pursue your career and as you enter your profession. * Click Here to learn how to access the CareerHub  (Links to an external site.)   3.  Your third paragraph should summarize the national information you found in the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH)  (Links to an external site.) . Give the annual salary, job outlook, a brief description of the job’s responsibilities and the required education.  Describe your educational goals, will you need a certificate, bachelors, master or doctorate degree? What are the skills you will need to reach this career goal? Include your plans for financing your education. Please note this information is to be written in your own words. You are required to cite this information in your research paper and on the reference page.   4.  Paragraph 4 should summarize the LOCAL information you found about your career using Career Coach  (Links to an external site.) , Career OneStop  (Links to an external site.) , or another reputable local source. Give the annual salary, job outlook, a brief description of the job’s responsibilities and the required education for the HOUSTON area.   5.  Now it’s time to talk about your financial future according to the Texas Reality Check  (Links to an external site.)  report. Use the information from your financial assignment to write a paragraph that addresses the following. Give the amount of money you will need to earn to maintain the lifestyle you desire to live in the future.  Describe the lifestyle you intend to live and explain whether the expected annual salary (local or national) for your career will allow you to live that lifestyle. If it doesn’t, describe what steps you will take to deal with this situation. If you will have excess income, discuss what this will mean for your future.   6.  Compare the annual salary you will need to live in Houston to the salary you would need to live the same lifestyle in two other cities. Use the information your financial assignment and the CNN Money Calculator.  (Links to an external site.)  Discuss the differences in the cost of living in the two other locations versus the cost of living in Houston. Identify and report the largest percentage differences between the cities. Discuss whether family, groceries, housing or transportation are significant factors. Discuss whether your career is dependent upon location. Based upon your analysis, write a final statement that explains where might you decide to live.   7.  Think about how you can help your community as you learn the transferable “soft skills” employers find valuable as you study. Find two places where you could possibly volunteer in the future that could use the skills you will acquire from studying and working in your profession.  Use the information you found at http://Volunteermatch.org  (Links to an external site.)  or another volunteer website to write this paragraph.  List the two places and explain what type of help they are requesting. Finally, explain how this volunteer experience could help you build your professional network. What personal characteristics, skills, etc. will enhance your prospects for success in this career? What specific experiences (including work experiences) have furthered this interest? What impact do I want to have on society? 8.  In conclusion, write your long-term career goal as a SMART goal. Refer to the Goal Setting assignment. State your goal and what date you plan to achieve it. Tell the reader three specific steps you will take to make the goal a reality. Acknowledge obstacles that will get in your way and say what you plan to do about those obstacles. End your essay with a narrative statement describing how your life will look and how you will feel when you reach your goal. What are my short-term and long-term career goals? Where do you see yourself in ten years?   Your essay must be typed, 12 point Times New Roman font, double-spaced, and formatted according to MLA or APA style. You must create a reference page according to MLA or APA style. When you use data from your research, you must follow that data with in-text citations. See the examples provided and use the citation generators suggested.

In this assignment, you will have an opportunity to put theory into practice by creating examples of various exercises for use in the classroom. In this Individual Project, you will demonstrate a sound understanding of behaviorism and how instructional strategies can be used to enhance instruction and the overall learning process. Knowing and understanding theory allows us to better understand how people learn, which helps drive the decision-making process regarding instructional design, planning, and delivery. Educational professionals can use these frameworks to make more informed decisions about applying the most effective instructional practices.   Part One   Create an example of an exercise that a teacher might carry out during a 20-minute segment of a 7th-grade social studies class. Complete the following:   Begin by writing a terminal performance objective for the segment. Choose your own topic (in 7th grade social studies), issue, or opportunity as the basis of your design. The exercise should clearly call for the students and teacher to work in a behaviorist mode. Both learners and the teacher should be active in their participation during the segment. Create an assessment for the exercise. After you have described the exercise, how it will be conducted, and any materials that would be associated with it, explain how it fits the characteristics of behaviorism and why you think this exercise and this approach would be appropriate for the class.   Part Two   Create an example of an exercise that a trainer might carry out during a 30-minute segment of a 4-hour supervisory leadership course. Complete the following:   Begin by writing a terminal performance objective for the segment. Choose an appropriate topic, issue, or opportunity as the basis for construction of the exercise. The exercise should clearly use principles of behaviorism as its theoretical structure, and it should illustrate a behaviorist approach in learning and instruction. The exercise should engage both the learners and the instructor in active participation. Create an assessment for the exercise. Write an explanation of the exercise to discuss the ways in which it illustrates behaviorism, and discuss which behavioral principles or characteristics are used as the basis for design. Explain how the exercise would be appropriate for the topic, need, or opportunity for which it is intended.     **Remember that you need to write this paper according to the behaviorism theory in education.   USE APA FORMAT WITH REFERENCES!

Objectives Apply research methods to locate information on a given topic Explain how search engines are used Describe Internet research strategies Identify strategies for evaluating resources Describe different ways to document sources Assignment Overview This assignment allows the student to locate desired research information for their research paper in Assignment 2  (Links to an external site.) . Deliverables A 200-word paragraph on what you learn about effective academic research, including challenges you face in locating sources or relevant information for your paper. Follow MLA formatting to list your name, course name, and date on the top left of the first page and your last name and page number in the header on the top right of all pages (explore the Purdue OWL  (Links to an external site.)  website for examples and review the MLA checklist in Step 3). Identifying information, page numbers, title, and ‘Works Cited’ page(s) are not included in the word count. A bibliography with no fewer than 10 sources cited. Your assignment will be graded according to the Lumerit Course Grading Rubric  (Links to an external site.) . Please reference this rubric when completing each assignment. Step 1: Expand your research Conduct searches on your topic using academic research websites. Your local public library provides premium discipline-specific research database access with membership. See the list below for open access research resources: Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/  (Links to an external site.) Database of Open Access Journals: https://doaj.org/subjects  (Links to an external site.) List of Open Public Access Research Databases: https://www.library.ucsb.edu/search-research/free-databases  (Links to an external site.) Fields of Knowledge: http://fieldsofknowledge.com/index.html  (Links to an external site.) Use the bibliographies of any articles you find useful to locate other relevant sources. Repeat any of the steps described until you have collected 20-30 potential sources. Step 2: Compose a working bibliography After reviewing each source, compose a working bibliography in the MLA documentation style. Your working bibliography should include no fewer than 10 sources. A working bibliography is just a draft of the final version that will be included in your final paper. Please review pp. 374-375 of The Little Brown Compact Handbook  (Links to an external site.)  to learn how to create a working bibliography. If the source can be accessed online, list the DOI or URL of the website, even if the citation format doesn’t require it. The aim of a working bibliography is to help you quickly access your sources. See “Important Note on the Use of URLs in MLA  (Links to an external site.) ” on the Purdue website for more information. This is an assignment you will want to keep in your personal files as well as submitting feedback. Step 3: Reflect on the research process In no more than 200 words, discuss what you have learned about effective academic research. Include a list of challenges that you faced in locating sources for your paper. Review the MLA checklist  (Links to an external site.)  to make sure you have formatted your paper correctly. Before submitting your paper, review this video  (Links to an external site.)  about Unicheck to ensure that all citations are formatted correctly. Submit your draft to obtain your first Unicheck report (this video  (Links to an external site.)  will show you how). Unicheck highlights anything that is either plagiarized or incorrectly cited. Correct your draft based on your Unicheck report, then run your essay through the Unicheck report again. You may obtain up to three Unicheck reports. Submit your final draft only when it shows a high originality score.

As the classroom environment expands and shifts to accommodate student and societal needs, online learning has become an increasingly important topic in education. Effective educators must be comfortable with this type of instruction to ensure the continuity of instruction when residential instruction is not possible or when students learn better outside of the school building.    Instructions   For this assignment, you will write a 1,000-word research paper in current APA format that describes the principles of online learning and online instructional strategies. This paper will contain five sections:    1.     Introduction: Describe online learning, the necessity of online learning, and the technological skills required for effective online teaching.    2.     Principles of Online Learning: Identify and describe at least three research-based principles of online learning. Consider what is required to deliver an effective lesson in an online format and consider what is required for a student to effectively learn in an online environment. At least two citations from scholarly sources should be included in this section.    3.     Online Instructional Strategy 1: Identify and describe one research-based strategy for effective online instruction. Use scholarly resources to support the use of this strategy in an online educational environment. At least two citations should be included in this section. Emphasize the potential of this strategy to improve teaching, learning, research, and/or communication.   4.     Online Instructional Strategy 2: Identify and describe a second research-based strategy for effective online instruction. Use scholarly resources to support the use of this strategy in an online educational environment. At least two citations should be included in this section. Emphasize the potential of this strategy to improve teaching, learning, research, and/or communication.   5.     Conclusion: Summarize the principles of online learning and the two online instructional strategies. Use scriptural integration to emphasize the importance and/or the benefits of online learning.    A title page and a reference page are required for this assignment.

Early childhood education professionals have many opportunities for career options in the field. It is important that professionals considering a career in early childhood education are familiar with the variety of the positions and organizations available to them. For this assignment: Create a PowerPoint presentation that highlights early childhood roles and opportunities for professionals who are considering a career in the field. Identify 5 different potential job titles. Describe each job and any organizations that might employ such a position. Include education and experience requirements as well as any requirements specific to your state that might be relevant. Your presentation should include 1 title slide, at least 10 content slides, and a reference slide containing APA formatted references if relevant.

16 year-old dies in gym class due to negligence and budget cuts (4:23) ElkAndElk. (2013, July 31). 16 year-old dies in gym class due to negligence and budget cuts – Ohio Attorney Jay Kelley [Video]. YouTube. 16 Year-old Dies in Gym Class Due to Negligence and Budget Cuts – Ohio Attorney Jay KelleyAfter viewing the short video clip of a news report involving the drowning of a special needs student, write a brief reflection.  Include case law to support your opinion as to whether (or not) the school is liable for this very unfortunate situation.  What policies and procedures would you, as the principal, put into place to ensure that something of this nature does not occur in the future? Submission Instructions: The reflection paper is to be clear and concise and students will lose points for improper grammar, punctuation and spelling errors. The reflection paper should be formatted per current APA and 1-2 pages in length, excluding references page (no title page needed).

After reading about the emergence of the first junior college and its mission,  discuss the salient issues as presented by the authors and provide  your opinion as to the “future” of state colleges and include a rationale for this.

Follow Assignment Topic Please also include these instructions, “ IIn an essay of at least 300 words, please describe:  Why you are applying to Graduate School  How will the  College Educational Opportunity Program improve your academic experience? The essay will be evaluated on the following areas:  How well the questions are answered  How well the students ideas are organized and developed   Grammar, spelling, and vocabulary